Except, of course, when it’s so crowded and you feel like you’re having an orgy. Just that it’s the kind of orgy you don’t like.
Not that I like orgies.
Of course, I don’t like orgies.
Eeew. The thought.
Anyway, I can still remember this one time in November last year that I was aboard the MRT. This was before they discovered the wonders of prerecorded announcements with pesky Chowking ads. Approaching San Juan Station, the train had just left Cubao. It was a very quiet but rather packed 7am ride. And then the MRT operator broke the silence.
H’wag po tayong sumandal sa mga pinto. Dumiretso lang po tayo sa gitna. Manatili lang po tayong nakahawak sa mga mandurukot…
Anu daw?!? Haha. Everyone was trying their best not to laugh. But they couldn’t. All I could mutter was “Manong, gumising ka! Gumising ka!”
I overheard a woman sport a cheerful mockery. “Nasan daw ang mandurukot? Hawakan daw natin at baka makatakas.”
When I told Jon about this, he shared his very own MRT ride-turned-Wow Mali episode. Again, starring our friendly neighbourhood MRT operator.
Ayala Station, Ayala Station…
…ay lagpas na pala… Buendia Station, Buendia Station….
Ain’t the MRT fun?
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i have already read alot of MRT stories. makes me wonder how many bloggers are boarding that train at the same time..hehe!
actually. nakakapagisip nga.
at malamang nakakasabay ko rin sila sa train.
I have LOTS of MRT stories to tell but it’s not really worth posting.
I too have MRT and LRT stories. Some stories are either ‘OK’ or ‘not OK’ depending on your taste. For me, the ARE okay.
just last week i took the mrt… something similar to ride-turned-Wow Mali episode happened. instead of saying gma kamuning the operator said cubao station hehe
kala ko recorded ang mga announcements na ganun.
mabantot sa MRT pag pauwi na sa gabi.
may ibang recorded yata pero depende pa rin yata sa pinepress nung operator na button. hmm. ewan.
hahahaha. pag sumasakay ako ng mrt ng mga bandang 5pm to 8pm, para akong nirerape. haha.
pati 7:30am to 9:00am. Gang rape ito!
hehe. wag ka… yung officemate ko may kwento rin.
the guard tried to check whether ok na yung mga tao sa train. he was peeping inside the train. biglang sumara yung pinto. he got caught. SA LEEG. his body was at the platform while his head was inside the train. parang guillotine lang.
di malaman kung tatawa ba o mashoshock ang mga tao.
waaaaaaah. grabe, nakakaawa naman yaaan. pero feeling ko, matatawa rin ako. ehehe.
ay. lagpas na pala!
trew. si manong may blooper. haha
aha! Lagpas!
MRT trivia: On the MRT’s maiden trip, several Philippine designers showcased their latest collection inside the trains. So while the MRT was “cruising” (and i use this term loosely), models were strutting by the aisle.
However, as we all know, the MRT is gay. Therefore it does not stay in a straight path. So the poor models tripped and fell to the embarrased audience. Who knew they foretold the MRT’s path since then?
wow. good to know. thanks for that.
haha natawa naman ako dun sa “manatiling nakahawak sa mandurukot” hehehe mandurukot ng ano? hehehe weee ung iba dyan may experience harharhar
trew. haha.
LOL! Naranasan ko na yang maling anouncement. Sinabi nung manong train driver na cubao station na kahit na sa santolan pa lang. Gulat lahat. LOL.
naiimagine ko ‘to. tipong cubao ka bababa tas santolan pa lang pero sabe cubao na, tas dali-dali ka palabas. haha
haha! pag sumasakay ako mrt madalas magkamali ng ina-announce na station ung operator, either lampas na ung station or next pa lang. pati ung recorded na pagsabi ng station, nagkakamali. hihi!
o nga, minsan, mali yung recorded message. pipindutin mo na nga lang o, nagkakamali pa. haha
funniest encounter ko sa mrt:
scenario: guadalupe station. rush hour. siksikan sa loob. the doors open. may mga lumalabas pero tinutulak sila paloob ng mga gustong sumakay.
man shouts: “HOY WAG NYO SALUBUNGIN YUNG MGA LUMALABAS! DI NYO YAN KAMAG-ANAK!”
lol.
kung sinuman ang humirit nun, sa text nya yun napulot. haha
kadiri yung luman mga tren sa lrt one
pero ngayon lumelevel up na sila. haha
i actually have tons of MRT stories that i am considering of changing my blog to this topic. hehehe.
but among the mrt stories that i have heard, your stories are one of my favorite. hehehe.
ehehehe, salamat naman. gusto ko yang mga ganyang comments. hahaha
post mo rin yung MRT stories mo!
same with babit – pakiramdam ko nagagahasa ako everytime sumasakay ako mrt. not that i know the feeling. haha.
haha. defensive, itatanong ko pa sana kung alam mo yung feeling ng nagahasa! haha
hehe! been riding the MRT for about 4 years right now. natawa ako sa “ay lagpas na”, kahit naman ngayon puro chowking ads pa rin, i’m just wondering ano kaya itsura nung guy voice-over sa MRT..
di ba minsan, yung operator yun. eeeh, bihira naman ang may hitsura sa ganun. ahihi
ayoko ko lang sumakay pag rush hour uwian, hindi maganda ang amoy ng mrt. *sigh*
i love mrt coz it helps a lot to those who dunno how to commute by themselves. seeing mrt station is a relief for me..kasi ibig sabihin nun, hindi ako maliligaw… hahah.
can’t relate. wlang MRT sa davao eh. hehehe.
“Chowking wow Macau!”
*I swear! From North hanggang Taft paulit ulit ko yan naririnig! EVERYDAY! augghh!
trew. buti na lang may mp3 player ako kaya kebs lang.
The MRT was my first ever experience to ride public transpo on my own. It was a stupid I-can-conquer-the-world-coz-I’m-in-college moment. My firstd day of my freshie year, and I take the MRT on my own much to the horror of my mom.
Needless to say, it was a totally different experience from riding in a car with manong at the wheel and manang ready with food at the back.
I headed home– along with half of Manila’s population. From Quezon Ave, I’d have to ride til Ayala.
Just from our station, the unit was already jam-packed. YET, they kept letting people in! I would shout at them
“Bukas pa kayo nang bukas ng pinto! DI nyo ba nakikitang puno na?!”
At first, people just kinda stared at me.
But before Ayala Station, a good lot of us were already screaming at both the guards andwanna-be passengers
“Wala nang mapagsisiksikan!”
love your posts…hehe…
share ko lang tong experience namin sa Lrt..
on our way home (my bf, me and my cuz) rode LRT1 from central to edsa station. nung makarating kami sa may vito cruz station, syempre nag open ung door and later magcloclose uli as it normally do… then mga ilang minutes later, the moment na mag close ung door, something screeched. Natakot kami ng slight kasi para talagang may na-rape or something and then nag open uli ang doors nung LRT tapos may someone na nagtatakbo sa labas..
too bad di namin nakita kasi sobrang bilis ng takbo nya…
we assumed na lang na nakatulog sya and then na-shock sya na andun na pla sya sa bababaan nya.hehehe